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Renesis Conversion, Would I? Should I? Could I? |
The Kelzer |
Nov 8 2004, 06:28 PM
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 9 Joined: 8-November 04 From: Waikoloa Hawaii Member No.: 3,077 |
OK here goes....I got this idea. V8 conversions are great, I drove one and liked the power, didn't like the added weight or the required tranny work and the un-exoticness of it all.....did LOVE the sound though.
Now having owned several RX-7's I LOVE that rotary engine and have had over 200K miles on each with NO problems whatsoever. The new RX8 "Renesis" 13B puts out wonderfully SMOOTH horsepower and torque that are well within the apparent tollerances of the stock 901 tranny. Not to mention it's a VERY light motor that loves to rev and is more powerfull than a well built 2.0 4cyl. Has anyone done a rotary (12A or 13B) conversion? Does anyone know where to get a tranny adaptor plate? I tried contacting Racing Beat who are the rotary guru's but they have nothing yet. So basically I'm starting from scratch and any info would be GREATLY appreciated. Aloha, Kelly |
soloracer |
Nov 9 2004, 10:07 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 793 Joined: 7-April 03 From: Calgary Member No.: 538 |
I got my 20b from a canadian JDM engine importer. I paid $3000 canadian for it. It will cost me another $2000 canadian to rebuild and streetport. I have the Kennedy adapter, flywheel, stage 2 pressure plate and clutch. I think those were around $1200 US all together. I bought the RH radiator for another $1200 US. My engine management (Haltech E11) was another $1500 US.
What makes you think the Renesis is any more reliable than a 13b? Personally I think it might be LESS reliable than the older engines due to the newness of it all. I think it would take a year or two to get all the bugs out of it. The 13B had been around longer than dirt and anything that can be done to one has been done to one. For 200 hp all you would need to do is go with a large streetport or maybe a partial bridgeport. Most of the serious drag racers use carbs so that isn't an issue. This combination would be super reliable and cost around $2000 canadian including a full rebuild and porting. |
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